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Now in its Fifth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. This edition includes 46 new case studies in settings such as acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and community health. The book addresses timely nursing leadership and management issues, such as leadership development, staffing, delegation, ethics and law, organizational, political, and personal power, management and technology, and more. Web links and learning exercises appear in each chapter. An Instructor's CD-ROM includes a testbank and PowerPoint slides.

UNIT I A New Approach to Leadership and Management

1

(46)

Integrating Leadership Roles and Management Function

3

(21)

Differences in Leadership and Management

4

(1)

Historical Development of Management Theory

5

(5)

Historical Development of Leadership Theory

10

(1)

The Evolution of Leadership Theory

11

(3)

Contemporary Theories of Leadership

14

(4)

Leadership and Management for Nursing's Future

18

(1)

Integrating Leadership and Management Skills

19

(5)

Tools for Leadership and Management Problem Solving

24

(23)

Decision Making, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

24

(1)

Theoretical Approaches to Problem Solving and Decision Making

25

(4)

Critical Elements in Problem Solving and Decision Making

29

(2)

Individual Variations in Decision Making

31

(2)

Overcoming Individual Vulnerability in Decision Making

33

(1)

Management Decision Making

34

(2)

Management Decision-Making Technology

36

(6)

Integrating Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Decision Making